Blissfield man guilty in fatal motorcycle crash

Thursday

Mar 14, 2013 at 3:00 PMMar 14, 2013 at 3:27 PM

By Daily Telegram staff

Jeffrey Craig Hensley, 50, of Blissfield pleaded guilty to a reduced charge in a drinking-and-driving motorcycle crash that killed his wife on June 17 in Ogden Township. At the plea hearing Wednesday in Lenawee County Circuit Court, Hensley admitted drinking before the crash that took the life of Nancy Jean Hensley, 45.

“To my knowledge, I went off the road,” Hensley said, describing what he could recall of the accident on Crockett Highway near Fike Road. He pleaded guilty to attempted operating while intoxicated causing death. He faces up to a 7 1/2-year prison term when he is sentenced April 12 by Judge Margaret M.S. Noe. He remains free on personal recognizance.

Jeffrey Hensley told the court he suffered a broken neck and other serious injuries in the 12:30 a.m. crash. A Lenawee County Sheriff’s Department report said he lost control and drove into a ditch.